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TomE, that's possible. He's wearing this particular halter in quite a few photos. He was well known for his fiery disposition! https://www.racingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/horse/man-o-war-ky#:~:text=“He fought like a tiger,could be handled with safety.”

That's supposed to be 'we did a lot of riding without stirrups OVER trotting poles.'

Mulesaw, our first jumps were over cavaletti, which sit about 12" off the ground. So, not very scary. And in preparation for jumping, we did a lot of riding without stirrups and trotting poles. The horse stretching out over the poles helps prepare for jumping and riding without stirrups develops strong thigh muscles, so your knees stay in the right place over a jump. One person asked me how I would manage to stay on my horse when it refused a fence and ducked its head. It was from all those hours riding without stirrups! Yes, the browband would make the halter more secure. You've got two straps securing it, one in front of the ears and one behind, plus the throat latch. The design of that halter is very similar to a bridle, actually, with the bit attached to the cheek pieces.

Mulesaw, yeah, the halter in that picture is pretty much the one you see most horses wearing. I have some pictures of Man O'War, though, where he is wearing a very different halter. It actually has a bit attached to it to help keep him under control! It's a bit hard to see the details, but it has both a brow band and a strap behind the poll. BTW, he's 20 years old in this picture and still looks like a million bucks! One of my all-time favourite horses, for sure! Riders sometimes use neck straps when learning to jump, but I've rarely seen them except in pictures. My instructor had us do it the old military way: drop the reins on the horse's neck, and stretch your arms out like a bird! It teaches you a secure seat, and prevents you from interfering with the horse's mouth.

I have never seen a halter with the straps going through the noseband like that. I wonder if they did it that way because it was too hard to find hardware that was strong enough? Also, the poll strap does look like it would have trouble fitting behind the horse's ears. Here's a picture of Secretariat and one of his sons, so you can see a more common design for a stallion's halter: The round ring connecting the pieces together allows the poll strap to find a comfortable position behind the ears.

This one family had bought a fridge with an icemaker, one of the fancy ones where you could acess both ice and cold water from the front of the fridge. After they'd had it awhile, and the weather got really hot, the wife was complaining about the kids leaving a mess on the floor when they got a cold drink. Sometimes there were even a few ice cubes on the floor. The kids kept denying it, and things were getting rather tense. Then, one day she came into the kitchen and caught the REAL culprit in the act. Their dog had figured out how to activate the mechanism to get himself a nice, cold drink!

Leather that is on sale at Tandy is sometimes the stuff that didn't sell because it had flaws. There were a bunch of belt blanks on sale once, and the reason was obvious if you looked at them - they all had wrinkles in them. When Tandy puts high quality shoulders or sides on sale for a good price, they sell very fast. I've often arrived on the 3rd day of a sale, and found all the ones remaining had flaws of some sort. That's why you need to shop in person, and shop early!

Frodo, you look like you're ready for Halloween, or to star in a horror movie! YIKES!! I'm keeping to the far side of the street if you're wearing that. But if it does the job of keeping your face warm, well...okay...I guess! What's with the clip at the bottom? To keep you from losing it when you take it off?

Makes me glad I replaced my computer before it totally stopped co-operating with me. It was just getting really slooooow. When I first logged in in the morning, it would take a good 4 or 5 minutes of refreshing the screen before it would actually connect with a website. Then it would be fine for the rest of the day.

Heh, never heard of railroad board before! Will have to look into it.

TomG, the non-Tandy stamps used the same numbers Tandy uses, so I didn't have to post pictures of the stamp, I just told prospective buyers to check out the Tandy online catalogue, and I listed the stamps by letter - you know, B for bevellers, C for camos, etc. Oh heck, here's the post! As you can see it was a quick sale! :D https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/85348-stamps-for-sale/

Billybop, exactly what I do, too! I think their kits are overpriced, and I can make the same item much cheaper if I make a pattern and cut the leather myself. I really dislike the amount of lacing needed for some of Tandy's kits, so then I can stitch rather than lace, if I choose to. I use the cardboard from old cereal boxes to make my patterns. Being somewhat skilled with drawing, I also often put my own choice of decoration on the item.

This was a kit for a change purse they were discontinuing, so I think they didn't care anymore. I also had trouble getting the holes to line up, which is probably why I haven't done the other kit I bought. I did notice the problem with the dome, though. I haven't had too many problems with Tandy kits. The leather sometimes isn't the best quality, and they punch REALLY large holes in the projects. You won't like the holes if you're planning to sew, BUT if you're lacing, your poor, blistered fingers will sometimes wish the holes were even bigger!

Yep, that ones a beaut! Terrible PITA! Bought a Tandy kit once where the dome fastener was on the wrong side of the leather... Haven't made that particular kit yet, but will just cut out a new piece of leather (it's a SMALL piece, fortunately) and put a dome facing the correct way. Hopefully, it will match with the female part of the dome it's supposed to fit into.

I acquired a large number of stamps from a pawn shop back in 2019. There were quite a few duplicates, and some were not Tandy, but a cheaper brand made in Taiwan (Ivan). What I did was TEST THEM ALL. The older Tandy stamps were not always the best, and the newer ones were not always the worst. This could be due to the amount of use some of the older stamps had over the years. As for the age of the stamps, Tandy stamps with no letter are the oldest, followed by Craftool Co. with a letter and number, then Craftool Co. U.S.A. The most recent stamps are Craftool U.S.A. As a rule, the first two types of stamps listed are considered to be much better than the newer ones. I charged $4.00 per stamp for the Craftool Co. stamps and $3.00 for the newer ones and Ivan stamps.

The author has written two books about funny exchanges in the courtroom. I think the one I had was the first one - I seem to remember the picture of the two guys fencing on the cover. https://www.amazon.ca/Law-Disorder-Absurdly-Moments-Courts/dp/0393349535

Apologies for one-upping you, Fred, but I used to have the book these were all taken from, and both yours and this one were in it, also the one I posted above! Lawyer: "Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?" Witness: "No." Lawyer: "Did you check for blood pressure?" Witness: "No." Lawyer: "Did you check for breathing?" Witness: "No." Lawyer: "So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?" Witness: "No." Lawyer: "How can you be so sure, Doctor?" Witness: "Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar." Lawyer: "But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?" Witness: "Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere." Oh, da burrrnn!! :D

This (I'm paraphrasing, as I don't have the exact wording in front of me) is a court transcript from a case in the United States. Lawyer: Could you please describe the person you saw coming out of the house on the night Mr. X was killed? Witness: They were about 5' 9" tall, and had a short, dark beard and medium build. They were wearing a black bomber style jacket, and light coloured pants." Lawyer: And was this person male or female? Witness: Well, unless the circus was in town, I'm gonna go with male...

Two elderly people decided to get married, and for their wedding night, the husband bought his new wife a really nice silk negligee. When the wife went into the bathroom to get ready for bed, she decided to surprise her husband by returning to the bedroom totally naked. "Here I am, dear," she cooed He looked up at her (minus his glasses, of course), and scowled. "Dammit, for what I paid for that thing, at LEAST they could have ironed it!"

Good 'un!

Billybop, true, dat! The whole episode has had some editing done. The main complaint about it originally was the gremlin looked like a teddy bear - the costume was all wrong, even for the 1960's. They edited out the scenes that showed the teddy bear costume, and changed the face to make it scarier - and also colorized it! Here's the original: https://dustinkoski.medium.com/the-accidental-lesson-of-nightmare-at-20-000-feet-ec0246c936a

Hmmm...you could be right, but I'm not that familiar with Aykroyd. I checked his older photos on IMDB, and it does look a lot like him. However, could also be Nick Cravat, who played the monster: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186576/mediaviewer/rm3078854657/ Why would they hire a second person just for that very short speaking part?

I had a second look at it, and no, I don't recognize him. IMBd doesn't say who it is, either. Who is it? (Other than the monster in disguise...)

Here's a version that's available in my country: Gosh, Shatner was young...

There was once a young fisherman, who lived in a coastal village, who suffered the misfortune of a snapped paddle. This, of course, left his boat just about useless. Speaking to one of his neighbors, he asked where he might get a new one, as his old ones had always held up well. "Well, the carver lives just down the main street. But don't knock, he's not fond of company. Just leave three silver coins in a pouch on his stoop, and he'll leave the work outside his place with your pouch over the tip." 'And how will I know this hermit carver's home from any other? Lots of people live on the main street!" "There is a house, where new oars lean..."